I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 32: Medium-Grade Spirit Stones

"Guest, may I ask what you're looking for?"

Just as Lin Qing was feeling somewhat disappointed, a middle-aged cultivator approached him.

Upon seeing him, Lin Qing couldn't discern his cultivation level. He was at least at the late stage of Qi Refining. Lin Qing clasped his hands and said, "I'm looking for medicinal pills."

"Do you have any specific ones in mind?" the cultivator asked.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing decided to voice his doubts, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist, why are there only Qi Gathering Pills and Qi Nourishing Pills for cultivation? Are there no other types of pills?"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, the cultivator smiled and nodded, then said, "Fellow Daoist might not know, but the pills used for cultivation have been tested countless times by our predecessors and are the most reliable. These pills are not like other functional pills that can be continuously experimented with. Once they are established, they won't change."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing felt a chill in his heart.

It seemed that this cultivator could guess Lin Qing's thoughts. He then said, "I see that Fellow Daoist, at the sixth level of Qi Refining, is unable to break through even with Qi Nourishing Pills."

Lin Qing didn't hide it and nodded.

"In that case," the cultivator paused, and Lin Qing looked at him, thinking that he might have other types of pills. He then felt a glimmer of hope, but the cultivator shook his head, "Alchemical refinement is extremely difficult. Although there might be pills stronger than Qi Nourishing Pills elsewhere, we don't have them here."

Lin Qing sighed. He didn't expect the cultivator to continue, "However, I've heard that when combined with Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, Qi Nourishing Pills can be taken multiple times, enhancing their effects."

"You mean Medium-Grade Spirit Stones?" Lin Qing thought that this might be a solution. Compared to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Medium-Grade Spirit Stones not only had more abundant spiritual energy but were also more condensed.

However, ordinary cultivators couldn't obtain Medium-Grade Spirit Stones at all because they usually only appeared in second-grade spiritual veins or above.

Spirit Stones in the cultivation world were divided into upper and medium grades, with an exchange ratio of one hundred to one. However, there was only downward exchange and no upward exchange. After all, no one was foolish enough to exchange Medium-Grade Spirit Stones for Low-Grade ones.

But this person's words... could it be?

Lin Qing looked at him, and the cultivator smiled slightly, "If Fellow Daoist wants to exchange, I can make the decision. One hundred and fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones for one Medium-Grade Spirit Stone. Would Fellow Daoist be willing?"

"One hundred and fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones?" Lin Qing took a deep breath. This meant that he would lose fifteen Spirit Stones.

But if he didn't exchange today, Lin Qing didn't know where he would be able to exchange in the future. Medium-Grade Spirit Stones were only likely to appear in second-grade spiritual veins or above. Perhaps there were cheaper exchanges within the Infinite Sect, but how could he obtain them?

"Can you exchange four Medium-Grade Spirit Stones for me?" Lin Qing asked.

He didn't know if four Medium-Grade Spirit Stones would be enough for him to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but he thought it should be enough. If he couldn't use them all, he could save them for later.

"Sure."

The cultivator smiled at Lin Qing and immediately exchanged four Medium-Grade Spirit Stones for him.

After purchasing a few more bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, Lin Qing no longer needed anything and left the Treasure Pavilion. The middle-aged cultivator who exchanged the Medium-Grade Spirit Stones for Lin Qing was now quite happy.

He was a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining in the Treasure Pavilion. This time, he was sent to guard the Xuan Yu Pavilion. He had exchanged these Medium-Grade Spirit Stones in advance at the Treasure Pavilion, with an exchange ratio of one hundred and two Low-Grade Spirit Stones for one Medium-Grade Spirit Stone. Sometimes the price fluctuated, but it never exceeded one stone. This was a benefit of the Treasure Pavilion.

And today, just Lin Qing alone had created a profit of fifty Spirit Stones for him. This cultivator felt that his future prospects for Foundation Building were promising.

Glancing at the items in the pavilion, he once again felt fortunate for joining the Treasure Pavilion. There were no such benefits and resources outside.

Lin Qing, who returned home, eagerly grasped the middle-grade spirit stones and began cultivating. As expected, just as the middle-aged cultivator had said, it indeed enhanced the effectiveness of cultivation. The effect of taking the Qi Nourishing Pill was 30% faster than before, and it seemed that the pill's medicinal resistance no longer increased.

"By this calculation, I can break through in at most six or seven years. And as long as my spiritual roots break through during this period, the speed will be even faster."

Thinking about the time of breakthrough, Lin Qing felt joy in his heart.

Compared to the minimum of ten or even twenty years it used to take, now he was more than twice as fast.

[Congratulations, host. Experience in formations +2, Water Elemental Root +14, Wood Elemental Root +14]

[Formation Master: First Grade Superior (39023/50000)]

[Water Elemental Root: Superior (50011/50000) (can break through)]

[Wood Elemental Root: Superior (50001/50000) (can break through)]

Four whole years passed, and with Lin Qing's daily efforts, both his Water Elemental Root and Wood Elemental Root reached the point where they could break through, and his formation cultivation was also not far from breakthrough.

In this year, Lin Qing was already fifty-eight years old, Lin Xuen was already nine years old, and as for Lin Xuchang, he was already four years old.

"Breakthrough."

Looking at his Goldfinger, Lin Qing silently recited.

[Water Elemental Root: Peak (11/150000)]

[Wood Elemental Root: Peak (0/150000)]

Before he could feel the difference after the breakthrough, Lin Qing looked at the fifteen thousand points on the Goldfinger panel and felt his legs tremble. He took several deep breaths.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Li Qingyu looked at Lin Qing and wondered if her husband was tired. With that in mind, she wiped the sweat off Lin Qing's forehead, but strangely, Lin Qing's forehead wasn't sweaty.

"It's nothing, I can handle it."

Lin Qing said, and Li Qingyu thought he was thinking about that aspect again. But after waiting for a while and not seeing Lin Qing move, she turned her head and found that Lin Qing had fallen asleep without her noticing.

Seeing this scene, Li Qingyu couldn't help but smile. It seemed that her husband wasn't stronger than her in every aspect.

The next day, Lin Qing quickly tested the effects of the improved spiritual roots after waking up. He happily discovered that after both his Water Elemental Root and Wood Elemental Root reached the peak, his absorption speed of spirit stones increased by another 20% on top of the previous increase. However, amidst his joy, Lin Qing also felt puzzled. After the spiritual roots reached their peak, where should he go to further improve them?

Looking at the Goldfinger panel, Lin Qing couldn't find an answer and could only wait until the day they reached their peak to decide.

During these four years of using middle-grade spirit stones, Lin Qing had been focused on cultivation. Now, he was only two and a half years away from breaking through the seventh level of Qi Refining. However, with the improvement of his spiritual roots, two years would be enough.

Thinking about breaking through the seventh level of Qi Refining in two years, Lin Qing's joy was self-evident. But then he thought about opening a formation shop.

Since coming to Xuan Yu Fang, his whole family had been constantly spending spirit stones without any income. With his breakthrough approaching in two years, it was time to prioritize opening a shop, or else the spirit stones on him wouldn't last much longer.

But Lin Qing still didn't have confidence in opening a formation shop.

(End of this chapter)